Fabrication | Physical Workshop | English | Asia-Pacific
Description:
In the realm of timber construction, traditional joinery not only exhibits a deep cultural heritage but also offers remarkable structural performance and low carbon characteristics, rendering it an eco-friendly choice for contemporary timber construction. The rapid advances in computational design and digital construction technologies now offer a significant opportunity for the revival and innovation of this traditional craft. By integrating Graphic Statics and Robotic Fabrication with the ancient wisdom of timber joinery, this workshop aims to explore the reinterpretation of traditional joinery techniques to optimize both structural integrity and constructability for intricate timber structures.
In this workshop, participants will engage in hands-on exploration with Vector-based Graphic Statics, delving into the design and optimization of timber joints in terms of load-bearing capabilities. Participants will also be introduced to rapid prototyping of joints using robotic fabrication technology, ensuring that joint designs align with the capabilities and constraints of cutting-edge fabrication methods. Ultimately, we will collaborate to design and build a full-scale demonstrator utilizing timber-to-timber joints, providing participants with practical experience in crafting timber joinery.
Key Words:
Timber-to-Timber Joint,Timber Construction,Graphic Statics,Robotic Fabrication
Required Skills:
Rhino, Grasshopper
Required Software:
Rhinoceros 7
Required Hardware:
Laptop
Maximum number of participating students:
12
In this workshop, participants will engage in hands-on exploration with Vector-based Graphic Statics, delving into the design and optimization of timber joints in terms of load-bearing capabilities. Participants will also be introduced to rapid prototyping of joints using robotic fabrication technology, ensuring that joint designs align with the capabilities and constraints of cutting-edge fabrication methods. Ultimately, we will collaborate to design and build a full-scale demonstrator utilizing timber-to-timber joints, providing participants with practical experience in crafting timber joinery.
Schedule:
Jun 29 - Jul 7
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Day 1 / Jun 29
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Day 2 / Jun 30
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Day 3 / Jul 1
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Day 4 / Jul 2
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Day 5 / Jul 3
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Day 6 / Jul 4
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Day 7 / Jul 5
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Day 8 / Jul 6
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Day 9 / Jul 7
Instructors:
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Philip F. Yuan Prof,Associate Dean, CAUP, Tongji UniversityPhilip F. Yuan Associate Dean, tenured professor of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) at Tongji University, Council Member of Architects Sector, Virtual and Automated Construction Sector as well as Academic Committee of Computational Design Sector at Architectural Society of China; Director of Academic Committee of Shanghai Digital Fabrication Engineering Technology Center; Co-Chair of DigitalFUTURES Association. He founded Shanghai based firms: Archi-Union Architects and Fab-Union Technology. Yuan is also a member in the Scientific Committee of The International Association on Spatial Structures (IASS) and the International Conference on 3D Printing and Transportation3D Printing and Transportation (3DTRB). His research mainly focuses on the field of performance-based architectural tectonics, the application of robotic fabrication equipment as weak as developments of robotic fabrication technologies and is able to realize many of his research theories in architectural practices. -
Denis Zastavni UCLouvain,prof.Denis Zastavni is Dr. Arch. Eng. and Professor in the Louvain research institute for Landscape, Architecture, Built environment [LAB] and at the Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urbanism [LOCI] of the Université Catholique de Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium since 2008. He has worked as a structural engineer and architect for over ten years. His PhD was on Robert Maillart’s design methods and won the Premio Edoardo Benvenuto in 2008. His main publications are on structural design, pedagogical approaches in teaching structure and technology, and Robert Maillart’s designs. His current research is focused on structural design approaches and tools, analysis of historical structures, history of the design of structures and constructions, graphic statics, timber constructions and on deepening his knowledge of Robert Maillart’s structural methods. -
Hua Chai Tongji University,PostDocHua Chai is a Postdoc researcher in College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) of Tongji University. His research focuses on computational design and robotic fabrication in advanced timber structures. He received a Doctoral degree of Architecture from Tongji University. In 2020, he visited the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart for one year as a guest researcher. He has been involved in leading several international workshops on robotic timber construction including DigitalFUTURES and ACADIA 2020. -
Tianyi Gao Tongji University,Ph.D. StudentGao Tianyi, a Master of Architecture from University College London and a PhD candidate at the Shanghai Center for Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems at Tongji University; committee member of DigitalFUTURES; teaching assistant in architectural design at Tongji University. His research focuses on the design and construction workflows of digital timber structures in the era of mass customization. He has participated in international conferences such as UIA, IASS, and CDRF. His papers have been published in journals including "Architectural Intelligence," "Frontiers of Architectural Research," "World Architecture," "Journal of Architecture," and "Contemporary Architecture." -
Junwang Yu Tongji University,Postdoctoral ResearcherDoctor of Engineering，Graduated from Tongji University in 2023，Currently a postdoctoral researcher, mainly focused on graphic statics and construction history.